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style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#396EB2'>Focus On: </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;height:15.0pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:left; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=160 style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name="www_scripps_edu_philanthropy_l"></a><a href="http://links.sankynet.mkt5124.com/ctt?kn=9&amp;ms=NDUxOTE2OAS2&amp;r=MTU4MjAwODQ1NjIS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=NDg2MzcwNjIS1&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0"><span style='mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=213 id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://contenta.mkt5124.com/ra/2012/36766/07/4519168/2012_07_ATF_i_1207martemyanov_kirill.jpg" alt="Description: Kirill Martemyanov"></span></a><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Associate Professor Kirill <span class=SpellE>Martemyanov</span></span></p> </td> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Researchers uncover new molecules critical to vision</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'> <br> <br> Scripps Florida scientists have taken an important step forward in understanding some of the fundamentals of vision. <br> <br> In a pair of related studies last month, they identified several proteins that help regulate cells' response to light. </span><a href="http://links.sankynet.mkt5124.com/ctt?kn=9&amp;ms=NDUxOTE2OAS2&amp;r=MTU4MjAwODQ1NjIS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=NDg2MzcwNjIS1&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>The findings could also point to the mechanisms behind night blindness, a rare disease that prevents people from being able to see in dim light</span></b></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>. <br> <br> &quot;We were looking at the fundamental mechanisms that shape our light sensation,&quot; said Scripps Research Associate Professor Kirill <span class=SpellE>Martemyanov</span>. &quot;In the process, we discovered a pair of molecules that are indispensable for our vision and possibly play critical roles in the brain.&quot; <br> <br> </span><a href="http://links.sankynet.mkt5124.com/ctt?kn=9&amp;ms=NDUxOTE2OAS2&amp;r=MTU4MjAwODQ1NjIS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=NDg2MzcwNjIS1&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0"><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Read more »</span></strong></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:left; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><img border=0 width=394 height=22 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://contenta.mkt5124.com/ra/2012/36766/07/4519168/2012_07_ATF_i_divider.jpg" alt="Description: Divider"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:9'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:10'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#396EB2'>Milestones in Medical Science: </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:11;height:15.0pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:12'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:right; mso-table-top:middle;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td width=120 style='width:1.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name="www_scripps_edu_philanthr_1"></a><a href="http://links.sankynet.mkt5124.com/ctt?kn=10&amp;ms=NDUxOTE2OAS2&amp;r=MTU4MjAwODQ1NjIS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=NDg2MzcwNjIS1&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0"><span style='mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=171 height=145 id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://contenta.mkt5124.com/ra/2012/36766/07/4519168/2012_07_ATF_i_1207romesberg-structure.jpg" alt="Description: DNA Structure"></span></a><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>An expanded &quot;DNA alphabet&quot; could carry more information than natural DNA, potentially enabling powerful applications</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Expanding the genetic alphabet </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'><br> <br> Imagine a world where scientists can make antibodies that are exponentially more effective than the ones that occur in nature, or where they can design synthetic anti-cancer drugs that are far more productive than the best &quot;natural&quot; organism. <br> <br> <a href="http://links.sankynet.mkt5124.com/ctt?kn=10&amp;ms=NDUxOTE2OAS2&amp;r=MTU4MjAwODQ1NjIS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=NDg2MzcwNjIS1&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0"><b><span style='color:#396EB2'>A major breakthrough by Scripps Research scientists just brought that world of synthetic biology one step closer</span></b></a>. <br> <br> In a high-profile study, a Scripps Research team has created and incorporated new letters into the genetic code far more easily than previously thought possible. <br> <br> <a href="http://links.sankynet.mkt5124.com/ctt?kn=10&amp;ms=NDUxOTE2OAS2&amp;r=MTU4MjAwODQ1NjIS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=NDg2MzcwNjIS1&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0"><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Read More »</span></strong></a></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:13;height:7.5pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:14'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><img border=0 width=394 height=22 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://contenta.mkt5124.com/ra/2012/36766/07/4519168/2012_07_ATF_i_divider.jpg" alt="Description: Divider"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:15;height:7.5pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:16;height:15.0pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:17'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#396EB2'>Other News: </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:18;height:7.5pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:19'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:left; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=153 style='width:114.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2; mso-no-proof:yes'><img border=0 width=150 height=205 id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://contenta.mkt5124.com/ra/2012/36766/07/4519168/2012_07_ATF_i_1207lerner_richard.jpg" alt="Description: Richard A. Lerner"></span><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Professor Richard <br> A. Lerner </span></p> </td> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Richard Lerner wins the &quot;Spanish Nobel Prize&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'> <br> <br> Scripps Research Professor Richard A. Lerner has been awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research for his &quot;decisive contributions to the field of immunology and, in particular, for obtaining antibodies of major therapeutic value.&quot; <br> <br> Dr. Lerner, who served as president of The Scripps Research Institute for 25 years and is currently the <span class=SpellE>Lita</span> Annenberg Hazen Professor of Immunochemistry and a member of the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology at Scripps Research, has pioneered antibody technology that has led to drugs including <span class=SpellE>Humira</span>® for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions and <span class=SpellE>Benlysta</span>®, the first new FDA-approved treatment for lupus in 50 years. </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:20;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:15.0pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td width=202 valign=top style='width:151.5pt;background:#CCD9EB; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#396EB2;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td width=197 style='width:147.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height: 3.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:left; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:white'>Facts &amp; Figures </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;height:.75pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#CCD9EB;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#CCD9EB;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#396EB2'>Human DNA consists of four bases  adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T)  in sequences that are roughly 99% the same in all people. </span></p> </td> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:7.5pt'> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height: 7.5pt'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#FA7C10;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:11.25pt'> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; 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